This seven-year-old South African-Italian is getting invites to sit front row at New York Fashion Week

She’s like most kids her age – she loves playdates with her pals, watching TV, dressing up and reading.

But unlike most Grade 1s, Aria De Chicchis is a pose-striking mini style icon who spends her days after school shooting commercials, recording voiceovers and modelling at photoshoots.

The seven-year-old is also a regular on the catwalk and a face in the “frow” – the coveted invitation-only front row – at New York Fashion Week.